Thursday, 1 September 2016

Links to my past reviews on Amazon

Like many Indians, I grew up hearing Panchatantra stories read by my
mother, and now I read these stories to my five year old son.

I
like the way the author gives sanskritized titles to the chapters like
“Apariksitakarakam” which means ill-considered action. This story gives
the message that a person must not rush into any action without
understanding, planning or examining the consequences that may arise.

This
also happens to be my son's favorite story. I like the way how these
stories are interwoven. That's the beauty of Panchatantra.

The
version of Panchatantra stories as retold by Sonal are easy to read on a
Kindle and her style of writing and illustration are very appealing.

Desmond Cory’s new novel “On the Gulf” brings us a nice mix of CIA,
Middle-east and intrigue in his highly readable style. The author
skillfully takes us into contemporary life in the Middle East, though
there are a lot of parallels to happenings in Iran and elsewhere set in
the eighties.

The characters from the middle-east region may be
alien to those of us living in the west but the human traits and
failings projected are universal.